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Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard

A snow leopard in the Cologne zoo, Germany. This is one of my favorite big cats. They are extremely well camouflaged and unfortunately extremely rare in the wil...
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A snow leopard in the Cologne zoo, Germany. This is one of my favorite big cats. They are extremely well camouflaged and unfortunately extremely rare in the wild.
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SONY ILCA-77M2

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Aperture 28/10 ISO 640 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 1500/10

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upload_date

Oct, 2016

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435

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+58

Awards

Peer Award

+19

Absolute Masterpiece

+1

Top Choice

Superb Composition

Magnificent Capture

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WOW!! Love this shot and the detail is amazing.

Thanks! And to think I shot it trough glass!

Excellent shot!

Thanks a lot!

where have you been taking these wonderful big cats shots. (zoo etc)

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